Grazza
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I'm not aware of any clear guidelines on this, but I suggest that it should depend on to what extent it is "your" thread. And, to use a sporting analogy, that would depend on whether it is your ball, or whether it is merely a ball that you have thrown into play, to be kicked around by others.
For instance, if you've asked a very specific question that you need answered for your own purposes, and that question has been answered and your problem is solved, then closing the thread is generally speaking perfectly OK.
But if you have just raised some general issue that is being discussed actively by other people, then the OP suddenly closing it on a whim (or because they don't like the way the thread is going) would not, I feel, be justified. That should be left to the moderators.
If you feel your thread (i.e. one that was "your" thread to start with) has gone seriously off-topic, then you could suggest that a moderator splits the thread. But note that splitting a thread isn't necessarily a simple matter, since the various lines of discussion are often intertwined.
Reopening your own thread when it has been closed by a moderator is obviously a no-no.
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